<![CDATA[What exactly was the "phantom menace"?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

bigfrog6 — 9 years ago(December 31, 2016 01:55 PM)

So I was just thinking about this movie today and a question came to mind: what exactly was the "phantom menace" in this movie????
Was it the bad guy with the face paint and double-ended lightsaber who was in like two scenes?

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Palpatine
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I like how all of the film titles in the PT are what lead to the destruction of the Jedi. The Phantom Menace insinuating the order of the Sith returning from the shadows, Attack of the Clones insinuating the Clones turning on and attacking the Jedi order, and Revenge of the Sith insinuating the Sith finally getting their vengeance.

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I believe that the phantom menace was the trade federation. Palpatine created a phantom (as in not real, illusory) menace (as in threat) thus creating an intergalactic war, designed to destabilise the republic, and allow him to climb to power, and create the Empire.

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The Phantom Menace is the movie itself. It's a menace to anyone who has to sit through the dreadful thing.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

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Maybe Jar Jar if the reddit theory is correct

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George Lucas

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Gotcha! Thanks for The Phantom Clarifications!

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Palpatine/Darth Sidious taking a major step towards becoming Emperor
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The Order of the Sith returning was The Phantom Menace.

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the kid looks like dennis the menace, and ben affleck was the bomb in phantoms yo!
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Maul revealed himself. Palpatine stayed hidden throughout TPM. Id say palpatine is the phantom menace

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